Dr. Amy Michelle Becker, MD

Dr. Becker practices at Driscoll Children's Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas, part of Driscoll Children's Hospital.

Dr. Becker's NPI, 1124037643, was assigned on August 5, 2006. Dr. Becker graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2000. Dr. Becker holds Texas license M0014.

Dr. Becker's primary practice is Driscoll Children's Hospital, at 3533 S Alameda, Corpus Christi, TX 78411 in Nueces County. The practice phone is (361) 739-4846.

Dr. Becker's primary practice is Driscoll Children's Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas, part of Driscoll Children's Hospital. Dr. Becker is also affiliated with Driscoll Children's Hospital, Rio Grande Valley. The medical group on file is Children's Physician Services of South Texas.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Becker practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Pediatric nephrology is Dr. Becker's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2080P0210X. Dr. Becker is board certified in pediatric nephrology by the American Board of Pediatrics. Dmand AI has Dr. Becker's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Ohio.

Dmand AI lists chronic kidney disease and fluid and electrolyte imbalances among the conditions Dr. Becker treats.

CMS data shows 37 Medicare services from Dr. Becker across 1 procedure code in 2016, all of them office visits, for 14 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,982 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 14 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Becker in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 14 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 4.18, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Becker's median patient age at 20, with 59% women.

In 2024, Dr. Becker wrote 288 Medicare Part D claims for 12 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 168 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,758 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 170 claims across 11 drugs.

Dr. Becker accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 14 papers to Dr. Becker, published from 2006 to 2024. 2013 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Transcriptome, Hypertension and Kidney. Dr. Becker has published most often in Pediatr Blood Cancer. Dr. Becker's most frequent co-authors are Kathryn Huong Dao, MD, David Ross Karp, MD and Roger Kornu, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 134 general payments to Dr. Becker from 14 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 62% of the total. Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies paid the most, $91,362.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Becker.

Dr. Becker graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2000. Dr. Becker is a member of ASN and ISN.

Dr. Becker is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.